Catherine Fanchiang, 27, from California, accompanied her parents to watch the film on her third viewing.

Fanchiang’s mother Kao Han Fan recognised Michelle Yeoh from the film but was touched most by Wu’s character.

“When you grow up in an Asian family … it will be in your mind when you do something, you will always think about other people,” Fan said. “You are not really, really selfish, thinking about yourself.”

“It was just a regular movie that just happens to have Asian people in it. It’s not like we’re ninjas or we’re good at fighting. It’s Asians existing in the modern world,” Fanchiang added.

67-year-old mother Audrey Sue-Matsumoto said she rarely goes to the cinema but had to see the film.

Her daughter said it was a very relatable film for her to watch with her mother.“It was good to watch it with my mom because I feel like it was very relatable in our situation,” she said. “She’s an immigrant, and I’m American-born. That movie has that generational distinction.”

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Joie Nikita Ha is an Asian American millennial living in the USA. As the daughter of a refugee, she carries on her shoulders the hopes and dreams of her family that crossed the ocean for a brighter future. Her loves include social justice, hip-hop advocacy, and cultural anthropology. Her greatest accomplishment is completely filling out her passport with colorful visas from over 10 countries. She thinks animated cats in space are adorable and can eat pho nearly everyday.